Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Chess Openings
Chess Openings
Contents
1 A – Flank openings
o 1.1 A00–A39
o 1.2 A40–A44
o 1.3 A45–A49
o 1.4 A50–A79
o 1.5 A80–A99
2 B – Semi-Open Games other than the French Defense
o 2.1 B00–B19
o 2.2 B20–B99
3 C – Open Games and the French Defense
o 3.1 C00–C19
o 3.2 C20–C99
4 D – Closed Games and Semi-Closed Games
o 4.1 D00–D69
o 4.2 D70–D99
5 E – Indian Defenses
o 5.1 E00–E59
o 5.2 E60–E99
6 Statistics
7 See also
A – Flank openings
A00–A39
Anglo-Grünfeld: 2...d5
A40–A44
A45–A49
A50–A79
A80–A99
B00–B19
B20–B99
B20 Sicilian Defence, (any move for white without 2.Nc3 (B23–
B26), 2.c3 (B22), 2.f4 (B21) and 2.Nf3 (B27–B99))
o Smith-Morra Gambit, 2.d4 (without 2...e6 (C00) and 2.d4
cxd4 3.c3 g6 (B22)) with Siberian Trap 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3
dxc3...
Sicilian Smith-Morra Morphy Gambit, 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3
(without 3...Nc6 (B32), 3...e6 (B40), 3...d6 (B53), 3...a6
4.Nd4 (B28))
Sicilian Halasz Gambit, 2.d4 cxd4 3.f4
B21 Sicilian, Grand Prix Attack, 2.f4 (without 2...e5 (C30))
B22 Sicilian, Alapin Variation, 2.c3 (without 2...d6 3.Nf3 (C50),
2...e6 3.Nf3 d5 (B40), 2...e6 3.d4 d5 4.e5 (C02), 2...g6 3.Nf3
(B27))
B23 Sicilian, Closed, 2.Nc3 (without 2...a6 3.Nf3 (B28), 2...d6
3.Nf3 (B50), 2...Nc6 3.g3 (B24–B26))
B24 Sicilian, Closed, 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 (without 3...g6 (B25–B26))
B25 Sicilian, Closed, 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6
(without 6.Be3 (B26))
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3
B27 Sicilian Defence, 2.Nf3 (without 2...a6 (B28), 2...Nc6 (B30),
2...d6 (B50), 2...e6 (B40), 2...Nf6 (B29))
o Katalimov Variation, 2...b6
o Hungarian Variation, 2...g6
o Quinteros Variation, 2...Qc7
o Mongoose Variation, 2...Qa5
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 2.Nf3 a6 (without 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e6 (B41, B43))
B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich–Rubinstein Variation, 2.Nf3 Nf6
(without 3.e5 Nd5 4.c3 (B22), 3.Nc3 Nc6 (B30), 3.Nc3 d6 (B50),
3.d4 cxd4 4.Nd4 d6 (B54, B56, B94–B99))
B30 Sicilian Defence, 2.Nf3 Nc6 (without 3.Bb5 g6 (B31) 3.Bb5
d6 (B51))
o Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 3.Bb5
B31 Sicilian, Nimzovich–Rossolimo Attack, 3.Bb5 g6
B32 Sicilian Defence, 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 (without 3...cxd4 4.Nxd4
Nf6 (B33), 4...e6 (B44–B47) 4...g6 (B34))
B33 Sicilian, Sveshnikov (Lasker–Pelikan) Variation, 2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 (without 5.Nc3 e6 (B45) 5...g6 (B34) 5...d6
(B56))
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Exchange Variation, 2.Nf3
Nc6 3 d4.cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 (without 5.c4 (B36), 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3
Nf6 7.Bc4 (B35))
B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with 2.Nf3
Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 (without
7...b6 (B72, B75))
B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind 2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 (without 5...Bg7 (B37–B39))
B37 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 5...Bg7
(without 6.Be3 (B38))
B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 5...Bg7 6.Be3
(without 6...Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4 (B39))
B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 5...Bg7
6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4
B40 Sicilian Defence, 2.Nf3 e6
B41 Sicilian, Kan Variation, 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
(without 5.Bd3 (B42), 5.Nc3 (B43), 5.Be2 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 (B43))
B42 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Bd3
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
B44 Sicilian Defence, 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nd4 Nc6
B44 Sicilian, Szén Variation (5.Nb5)
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 5.Nc3
B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
B50 Sicilian Defense
B51 Sicilian, Canal–Sokolsky Attack
B52 Sicilian, Canal–Sokolsky Attack, 3...Bd7
B53 Sicilian, Chekhover Variation
B54 Sicilian
B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack
B56 Sicilian
B57 Sicilian, Sozin (not Scheveningen) including Magnus Smith
Trap
B58 Sicilian, Classical
B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
B61 Sicilian, Richter–Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2
B62 Sicilian, Richter–Rauzer, 6...e6
B63 Sicilian, Richter–Rauzer, Rauzer Attack
B64 Sicilian, Richter–Rauzer, Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 defence, 9.f4
B65 Sicilian, Richter–Rauzer, Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 defence,
9...Nxd4
B66 Sicilian, Richter–Rauzer, Rauzer Attack, 7...a6
B67 Sicilian, Richter–Rauzer, Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 defence,
8...Bd7
B68 Sicilian, Richter–Rauzer, Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 defence,
9...Be7
B69 Sicilian, Richter–Rauzer, Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 defence,
11.Bxf6
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Attack
B72 Sicilian, Dragon, 6.Be3
B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 8.0-0
B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 9.Nb3
B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 7...0-0
B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 9.Bc4
B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.0-0-0
B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen Variation
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen, English Attack
B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen, 6.f4
B83 Sicilian, Scheveningen, 6.Be2
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (Paulsen), Classical Variation
B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical Variation with ...Qc7
and ...Nc6
B86 Sicilian, Sozin Attack
B87 Sicilian, Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
B88 Sicilian, Sozin, Leonhardt Variation
B89 Sicilian, Sozin, 7.Be3
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation (6.g3)
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (6.Be2)
B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
B94 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.Bg5
B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
B96 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7.f4
B97 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Qb6 including Poisoned Pawn Variation
B98 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7
B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
C00–C19
C20–C99
1.e4 e5: Open Game
D70–D99
E – Indian Defenses
E00–E59
E60–E99
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 without 3...d5: Indian systems with ...g6 (except
Grünfeld)